The death of a Co Tyrone man after surgery at Altnagelvin Hospital was “avoidable”, a coroner has found.
John McHugh (66), from Castlederg, died at the Derry city hospital on August 3rd, 2019, after an operation to remove a tumour from his tongue.
He was the brother of Sinn Féin West Tyrone MLA Maoliosa McHugh, who attended the hearing at Belfast Coroner’s Court on Thursday morning, and said outside court that he wanted to help prevent any other families from going through the same experience.
An inquest into John McHugh’s death, which heard evidence from doctors who treated him and expert witnesses, was told the operation came after he found a lump on his tongue and went…